Content filtering is an important tool for internet users. It helps to block unwanted content, including websites that an individual / organization might deem inappropriate. For example, it is highly effective in preventing access to websites that contain malware or other threats. With DNS filtering you can block access to specific domains, making it a useful […]
Online Porn and It’s Effects on Kids
One of the things that drove us to build CleanBrowsing was how easy it was to access both malicious and pornographic content online. Malicious content was something we were living and breathing at our startup at the time, but pornographic content was something a bit new and the focus was amplified by our own kids. […]
Accounting for IPv6 in Your Content Filtering Strategy
If you’re implementing a content filtering strategy using DNS as the support technology stack, you have no choice but to be familiar with basic network terms like IPv4 and IPv6. in this article we’ll provide a basic primer, and provide you with some things to think about when deploying your filtering solution. What is IPv6? […]
Accounting for Ad / Tracking Domains That Impact How a Site Performs
Via the CleanBrowsing platform, a user can proactively block predefined categories like Ads / Tracking. As the name implies, it’s designed to block domains that have been used, and flagged, for some form of data collection and / or advertisements. The problem, however, comes in the way that websites implement these trackers. In many instances, […]
VPN’s and Content Filtering
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) create a private tunnel that keeps curious eyes out of your online activities. They were designed to help systems outside of trusted environment access the trusted environment, but over the years have grown as a staple of good security hygiene amongst online users. While we don’t believe everyone needs one, we […]